There should be some spoken agreement or understanding about what is considered harassment in the workplace—oh wait, there is! Every company actually has a handbook that lists what unacceptable behavior looks like in an office setting. Badgering your colleagues for information they don't want or are not expected to share is one of them! The coworker in this next story doesn't understand that and has been given a final warning on his behavior before he is fired.
Listen, food makes people crazy, I know. I'm one of those nut jobs. If you put a bag of Takis in front of me, they'll be gone in five minutes. Even still, food obsession doesn't excuse harassment, especially in the workplace. The colleague we're looking at today repeatedly hounds his coworker for his secret hot sauce recipe. To call him fixated on this recipe is an understatement…
The man refuses, hence the "secret" part of the recipe, and now the colleague will stop at nothing to extract the information from him. This colleague has been given two warnings about bothering him, and now, they can't even work on the same projects. What would you do in this situation? Share the recipe to stop the madness, or demand that your coworker walk?
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